Having her taller, while in heels, bothered him not in the least. His green eyes were bright against his pale skin and curly black hair.“Annamarie, ... would hope that this can be more than a competently performed mechanical act. No, I’m not speaking of romantic love. I am speaking of intensity, or shared respect, and of learning. You’re a science fiction reader, are you not?“Yes. Robert Heinlein, David Weber.”“Do you remember ‘Seven Hours of Ecstasy’?”“Yes. The term, anyway.”“There were no. CJ, my current wife of thirty-six years, and I have been together for a little over forty years at this time. I knew her for several months before I even had the courage to talk to her, let alone ask her out. She was one of the prettier women in the club where I met her. The first time I remembered seeing CJ was at a club called Snoop’s. I was pretty much a semi-regular, going to the club several times a week after my first marriage ended. I can still remember the first time I saw her, she had. 'Stan stared at me. 'You saw it but did you look at it?''No. It was Grams' money. I might be a slutty whore but I'm not a thief!'Stan shook his head and left the table to return with the entire drawer. Setting it down heavily he asked, 'You said that a witch can live three, even four hundred years, right?''Yea.''In all that time, don't you think Grams had the common sense to put money away for emergencies?''That's why I've wanted to get into her safety deposit box!'Stan shook his head again.. ”“Another time?”“I’m afraid that I keep very busy here and with my studies.”I showed up again the next day.“You wouldn’t believe the amount of sickos in this city. There I was, in front of Church’s Fried Chicken when another dog abuser came out of nowhere. I wasn’t just going to stand by. No way. He had about a hundred friends and they all had guns, but one look at that poor dog and I knew what I had to do. Anyway, the bad guys ran away, I saved the dog and the Church’s manager insisted on.